HJR75 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Connie C. Rowe

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

World Spa Day, February 25, 2020, commended

Summary

HJR75 commemorates World Spay Day on February 25, 2020 and encourages Alabama residents to use non-lethal trap-neuter-return programs to control free-roaming animal populations.

What This Bill Does

Recognizes February 25, 2020, as World Spay Day. Encourages the use of non-lethal trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs as a humane and effective way to reduce the number of free-roaming animals and avoid euthanasia. Notes that TNR programs in Alabama are often run by volunteers and nonprofit groups and that communities have used this approach, such as through the Safe Harbor Animal Coalition.

Who It Affects

• Alabamians in general, who are encouraged to participate in or support TNR efforts.
• Volunteer and nonprofit animal welfare organizations and community groups that operate or participate in TNR programs (e.g., Safe Harbor Animal Coalition).

Key Provisions

• Recognizes February 25, 2020, as World Spay Day.
• Encourages Alabamians to utilize the non-lethal trap-neuter-return (TNR) strategy to control free-roaming cat populations.
• Describes TNR as evaluating, vaccinating, and sterilizing cats before returning them to their locations, with some cats offered for adoption.
• Notes that TNR programs have existed in Alabama for years and are often run by volunteers and nonprofit organizations (such as the Safe Harbor Animal Coalition).

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory